Improving Community Preparedness
No one wants to think that a mass violence incident (MVI) can occur in their community, but MVIs can occur anywhere at any time. Unfortunately, all communities are at risk for mass violence and must consider the possibility of these tragedies striking close to home.
The National Mass Violence Center (NMVC) Improving Community Preparedness (ICP) program provides no-cost, evidence-based resources to prepare for MVIs.
Is your community creating or revising your mass violence preparedness plan? These resources will be helpful:
How can the National Mass Violence Center help?
The National Mass Violence Center (NMVC) Improving Community Preparedness Training and Technical Assistance (ICP) program provides no-cost, evidence-based resources to prepare for MVIs. NMVC ICP can offer resources to:
For assistance in preparing your K-12 School community, please reach out to icptta@musc.edu to obtain a draft of the K-12 Mass Violence Plan.
Resources
ICP staff have assembled a comprehensive list of internal and external resources to assist emergency management personnel, victim service professionals and key community stakeholders integrate victim services into their emergency operations plans.
16 Best Practices
ICP is organized around 16 Best Practices in Planning developed from the experiences of program staff and subject matter experts from across the fields of emergency management and victim services. Each defines a key component for effective response to mass violence.